Thanks Shawn. Had been decelerating again but your timely reminder was a lifesaver. No decel when I use my legs.. Every chip today was pin high and holed 2 from beyond 25 feet!

HELP!!!!
I’ve encountered the dreaded mid-season slump. Every time I think WIG is pushing me to the next level, I have a set back.

I’m in a rut. Set up to hit a draw = block it left (left handed player)
Set up to hit a fade = pulled shot

I have 4 hours dedicated to practice later today. Any drills, thoughts, tasks or anything that will get me out of this mess is appreciated.

Hi Shawn, great video as always. Do you recommend to use a particular club when we need to chip, are within 10 yards of the green and have no obstacles between the ball and the green? Does it depend on whether the pin is close or far? I’ve often heard to aim to get the ball rolling as quickly as possible but I’m doubting all these kinds of recommendations since I’ve decided to become “wiser”.

Watched this a couple of times, so much good information!

One thing I noticed recently is when I have been in a situation where I have missed the fairway and felt the need to grip it very hard in order get through the grass and to be able to hit a proper shot, I have hit fantastic shots with both power and very accurate. So yes for me I definitely need to work on securing my grip. 🙂

Shawn, great video, especially for me. Questions:

1. Can I use the set to football drill on the course?
2. When you speak of the leading with the elbow, are you referring to your left or right (Rt handed golfer)?
3. In the Greenside bunker do you keep your feet grounded or follow thru with rt foot on toe? Same for fairway bunker?

Thank you,
Mark

Shawn, what club do you recommend for a greenside bunker?

Shawn, generally speaking I am pretty good with my lob wedge (60 degrees). Last few times out, however, I have hit several fat. They were right in the middle of the fairway, with no water, and open green staring me in face. What might I be doing wrong?

So keep width of feet address while walking and tilt with the driver?

Any advice on how to ensure a full turn in the backswing? When I don’t complete the turn in the backswing I use to much arms and contact is very inconsistent. I’m looking for something that will help me focus on completely my turn to get my backside to the target. Thanks!

So useful!

I discovered that I suddenly had started losing balance and also dragging my back foot , so I visited the older “Finish position” video. Today I tried doing by practice swing “backwards”, i.e. starting off from a nice balanced finish position and then swing back,so that I brush the ground (in order to verify the distance to ball) and end up in the finish position of the backswing. Worked great! Now I just need to get the football drill feel and trust it and I think my distances will improve with 10% 🙂 It is great to have this catalog of videos to revisit whenever something feels off 🙂

I’m watching that video for the fun, because Wisdom in Golf solved my chipping month ago. My confidence around the green was restored and never went away.

On a side note. Something felt odd watching Mu chipping/pitching action, something feeling contrived. And I think he’s unconsciously trying to keep his legs from moving by keeping his feet pointing almost inward, a bit like Matsuyama when he’s putting (horrible putting stance). He doesn’t do that on a full swing, so I think flaring his feet just a hair would help him having a more fluid motion.

Do you toss the ball with both legs at the same time

Such a good explanation!